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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Full-length portrait of a man in a brown coat leaning on an anchor beside a cask, with a stormy sea behind him.

Patrick Tracy

John Trumbull, 1784/1786

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black beaded dress with lace cuffs, resting her hand on an ornate gilt instrument.

Eleanora O'Donnell Iselin (Mrs. Adrian Iselin)

John Singer Sargent, 1888

A Knight of the Golden Fleece

Jean Perréal, c. 1495

Painting of a Mediterranean harbor at sunset with moored boats, a ruined tower, arches, and figures on the rocky shore.

Marina delle Torri

Unknown artist, 17th century

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark braided hair holding a painter's palette and brushes, wearing a dark dress with lace

Portrait of a Young Woman

Vuillemin, L. de, 1780-1899), 1849

Portrait of a woman in white religious habit and black veil holding a small book against a brown background.

Elizabeth Throckmorton, Canoness of the Order of the Dames Augustines Anglaises

Nicolas de Largillière, 1729

Painting of a veiled woman in gray and green with lowered eyes, holding a red book against a dark purple background.

The Nun

Two armored knights resist nymphs by a fruit table in a garden with a pool, a dog, and a domed building on a hill.

Carlo and Ubaldo Resisting the Enchantments of Armida's Nymphs

Gian Antonio Guardi, 1750/1755

Painting of a armored woman beside a white horse, with shepherds, goats, and sheep in a landscape with distant mountains.

Erminia and the Shepherds

Francesco Guardi, 1750/1755

Soft, misty painting of a snowy woodland stream with bare trees, a green pine, and rust-colored foliage.

Winter Harmony

John Henry Twachtman, c. 1890/1900

Portrait of a seated man in a blue military coat holding a sword, with a battle scene painting and tricorn hat beside him.

Captain Samuel Chandler

Winthrop Chandler, c. 1780

Painting of an Egyptian-style temple with crowds reacting as a river turns blood red under a stormy sky with lightning.

"He Turned Their Waters into Blood"

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1865/1880

Portrait of a seated woman in a lace bonnet and brown dress holding a fan, beside a red table and bookshelf.

Mrs. Samuel Chandler

Winthrop Chandler, c. 1780

Painting of a whole watermelon with two slices showing pink flesh and dark seeds against a black background.

Watermelon

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Painting of livestock and men gathered before farm buildings and fields under a pink autumn sky.

The Cornell Farm

Edward Hicks, 1848

Half-length portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat before a green drape and stone column.

Dr. Samuel Boude

Benjamin West, 1755/1756

Portrait of a woman in a yellow gown and red shawl, resting her arm on a ledge before a cloudy sky and trees.

Mary Bethel Boude (Mrs. Samuel Boude)

Benjamin West, 1755/1756

Seascape of a sailboat on a calm bay with waves breaking on rocks, hills and a warm golden sky beyond.

Rio de Janeiro Bay

Martin Johnson Heade, 1864

Painting of the Virgin Mary rising on a crescent moon, surrounded by angels, with a crown above and a landscape below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Michel Sittow, c. 1500

Oil portrait of a seated elderly man in a white wig and brown coat, hands clasped, against a red and green backdrop.

Eleazer Tyng

John Singleton Copley, 1772

Painting of a woman in a green gown with two nude children among broken stone fragments before a red wall.

The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children

Ercole de' Roberti, c. 1490/1493

Painting of a green valley with trees beneath a hazy mountain range under a warm golden sunset sky.

Peaceful Valley

Alexander Helwig Wyant, c. 1872

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark cloak against a blue background.

Portrait of a Man

Corneille de Lyon, c. 1536/1540

Painting of a man praying with clasped hands among several lions in a rocky cave, with a skull and bones on the ground.

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1614/1616

Painting of a tropical river under a hazy sun, framed by dense jungle trees and palms, with distant hills in mist.

El Rio de Luz (The River of Light)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1877

Half-length oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, hands clasped, dark background.

Mr. Pease

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1837

Half-length portrait of a woman in a dark dress and white lace bonnet, hands resting on a brown book.

Mrs. Harlow A. Pease

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1837

Painting of a farm with workers raking hay in a green field, haystacks, a white farmhouse, barns and a cloudy sky.

Ralph Wheelock's Farm

Francis Alexander, c. 1822

Portrait of a woman in a black dress and white ruffled collar holding a book, with a red curtain and lake view behind her.

Connecticut Sea Captain's Wife

Isaac Sheffield, 1833

Portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a rolled red document, with a red curtain and a sailing ship at sea behind him.

Connecticut Sea Captain

Isaac Sheffield, 1833

Portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with white lace cravat and cuffs, against a dark background.

James Cuthbert (?)

Jeremiah Theus, c. 1765

Portrait of a seated woman in a blue dress and white cap, holding a book, with a cloudy landscape behind her.

Mary Cuthbert (Mrs. James Cuthbert) (?)

Jeremiah Theus, c. 1765

Oil portrait of a seated gray-haired man in a mustard coat, with a book, red chair and bookshelf behind him.

Dr. David Rogers

Ralph Earl, 1788

Oval painting of a small Cheyenne tipi village on grassland with rolling green hills and a mounted rider.

A Small Cheyenne Village

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oil portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet embracing a young child in a pink dress against a dark landscape.

Martha Tennent Rogers (Mrs. David Rogers) and Her Son, probably Samuel Henry Rogers

Ralph Earl, 1788

Oval painting of a hillside village of hide tepees with figures, horses, and a rider in a meadow.

An Ojibbeway Village of Skin Tents

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oval painting of a tipi encampment on grassland at sunset, with grazing horses and bison and rolling hills beyond.

An Indian Encampment at Sunset

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Portrait of a man with red face paint, a red feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and a large shell pendant, against a muted

See-non-ty-a, an Iowa Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1844/1845

Oil portrait of a woman in a white fur wrap, wearing layered beaded necklaces and a beaded earring, against a muted backgroun

The Female Eagle - Shawano

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young man in feathered headdress, red face paint, nose ring and bone necklace against a muted sky.

Boy Chief - Ojibbeway

George Catlin, 1843

Knight in armour on a white horse spearing a dragon, with a kneeling woman and a medieval city by a lake in the background.

Saint George and the Dragon

Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1432/1435

Portrait of a man and woman seated outdoors under a tree, with a green parrot, peaches, and a cloudy landscape behind.

Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming

Charles Willson Peale, 1788

Oil portrait of three young children grouped together, one holding a dark book, against a soft blue and gold background.

The Vanderkemp Children

Thomas Sully, 1832

Painting of a fisherman spearing fish in a river, with a second figure on the bank and mountains under a rose sky.

The Entrance to the Tautira River, Tahiti. Fisherman Spearing a Fish

John La Farge, c. 1895

Painting of a village with a church steeple on a cliff above a river, a sailboat, and a dramatic sunset sky.

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of armed riders and men fighting in a mountain valley, with a rearing horse, fallen figures, smoke and a hilltop cas

Arabs Skirmishing in the Mountains

Eugène Delacroix, 1863

Oil portrait of a man in a gray wig and tan coat holding a red cane, with a cloudy sky at left.

Captain Alexander Graydon

Robert Feke, c. 1746

Painting of Columbus's party landing on a tropical shore, with armored men, a friar, ships, and indigenous people beneath pal

First Landing of Christopher Columbus

Frederick Kemmelmeyer, 1800/1805

Painting of a blacksmith shop with three men, an anvil, a brick forge, bellows, and tools hung on wooden walls.

Blacksmith Shop

Francis A. Beckett, c. 1880

Folk portrait of a boy in a dark suit and two girls in teal dresses, one holding an open book, against a tan background.

The Younger Generation

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, c. 1850

Three barefoot men walk along a riverbank under a tree, the central figure in pink with a halo, gesturing ahead.

Christ on the Road to Emmaus

Unknown artist, c. 1725/1730

Still life painting of a flower vase, watermelon slices, grapes, pineapple, cherries and peaches on a table.

Fruit and Flowers

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Painting of two women in a sunlit room, one writing at a desk and one sewing beside tall windows with white curtains.

Mother and Mary

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1922

Winter scene of many people skating and walking on a frozen waterway, with a sledge, boats, and a village behind.

A Scene on the Ice

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1625

Portrait of a seated man in a red robe writing in a ledger, with hanging papers, a dagger and desk objects around him.

Portrait of a Man, possibly Jan Snoeck

Jan Gossaert, c. 1530

Portrait of a young woman with curled hair against dark foliage and a blue landscape with a river and hills.

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse]

Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Painted wreath of laurel and palm with a scroll reading Virtutem Forma Decorat on a speckled dark red background.

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse]

Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Painting of a seated figure in blue gesturing to a kneeling bearded monk with a rosary in a rocky landscape with a city.

The Temptation of Christ

Juan de Flandes, c. 1500/1504

Painting of large waves crashing in white foam onto a sandy shore under a pale, stormy sky.

The Much Resounding Sea

Thomas Moran, 1884

Autumn mountain valley with a rider on horseback, storm clouds, rocky cliffs and a small cabin in a clearing.

A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch)

Thomas Cole, 1839

Painting of a standing nude woman with hair pinned up, set against loose green and orange brushwork, by Renoir.

Nude

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1895

Naive painting of two officers seated on a log in a clearing, one in red, one in blue, with a log cabin and fence behind.

Marion Feasting the British Officer on Sweet Potatoes

George Washington Mark, 1848

Two sailing ships on rough green sea; a schooner with a starred flag in front of a warship flying the American flag.

Capture of the "Savannah" by the "U.S.S. Perry"

Fritz Müller, 1861

Painting of an imagined city with stone towers on hills above a harbor with sailing ships under a cloudy sky.

A City of Fantasy

Unknown artist, mid 19th century